The nominations for the 83rd Golden Globe Awards were announced on December 8, 2025, officially kicking off the awards season in Hollywood. Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” dominated with nine nominations, while HBO’s “The White Lotus” led the television categories with six nods. The ceremony, hosted by returning comedian Nikki Glaser, will air live on January 11, 2026, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on CBS and stream on Paramount+.
Marlon Wayans and Skye P. Marshall announced the 2026 Golden Globe nominations on December 8, 2025.
Top Contenders and Major Trends
“One Battle After Another,” Paul Thomas Anderson’s critically acclaimed film described as a “blisteringly funny look at a repressive society riven by political violence,” emerged as the frontrunner with nine nominations. The film will compete in the Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy category, alongside “Blue Moon,” “Bugonia,” “Marty Supreme,” “No Other Choice,” and “Nouvelle Vague.”
In the drama category, “Sentimental Value” (eight nominations) and “Sinners” (seven nominations) lead the pack, competing against “Frankenstein,” “Hamnet,” “It Was Just an Accident,” and “The Secret Agent.” On the television front, “The White Lotus” earned six nominations, followed by “Adolescence” with five, and “Only Murders in the Building” and “Severance” with four each.
“One Battle After Another” starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Chase Infiniti received nine Golden Globe nominations.
Film Nominations Breakdown
Best Motion Picture – Drama
- Frankenstein (Netflix)
- Hamnet (Focus Features)
- It Was Just an Accident (NEON)
- The Secret Agent (NEON)
- Sentimental Value (NEON)
- Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures)
“Sentimental Value,” starring Renate Reinsve, received eight nominations including Best Motion Picture – Drama.
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- Blue Moon (Sony Pictures Classics)
- Bugonia (Focus Features)
- Marty Supreme (A24)
- No Other Choice (NEON)
- Nouvelle Vague (Netflix)
- One Battle After Another (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Best Director – Motion Picture
- Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another)
- Ryan Coogler (Sinners)
- Guillermo del Toro (Frankenstein)
- Jafar Panahi (It Was Just an Accident)
- Joachim Trier (Sentimental Value)
- Chloé Zhao (Hamnet)
Guillermo del Toro received a Best Director nomination for his adaptation of “Frankenstein.”
Acting Categories Highlights
Best Actor in a Drama
- Joel Edgerton (Train Dreams)
- Oscar Isaac (Frankenstein)
- Dwayne Johnson (The Smashing Machine)
- Michael B. Jordan (Sinners)
- Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent)
- Jeremy Allen White (Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere)
Best Actress in a Drama
- Jessie Buckley (Hamnet)
- Jennifer Lawrence (Die My Love)
- Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value)
- Julia Roberts (After the Hunt)
- Tessa Thompson (Hedda)
- Eva Victor (Sorry, Baby)
Oscar Isaac earned a Best Actor nomination for his transformative role in “Frankenstein.”
Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy
- Timothée Chalamet (Marty Supreme)
- George Clooney (Jay Kelly)
- Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle After Another)
- Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon)
- Lee Byung-Hun (No Other Choice)
- Jesse Plemons (Bugonia)
Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy
- Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You)
- Cynthia Erivo (Wicked: For Good)
- Kate Hudson (Song Sung Blue)
- Chase Infiniti (One Battle After Another)
- Amanda Seyfried (The Testament of Ann Lee)
- Emma Stone (Bugonia)
Cynthia Erivo received a nomination for her performance in “Wicked: For Good.”
Supporting Performance Categories
Best Supporting Actor
- Benicio Del Toro (One Battle After Another)
- Jacob Elordi (Frankenstein)
- Paul Mescal (Hamnet)
- Sean Penn (One Battle After Another)
- Adam Sandler (Jay Kelly)
- Stellan Skarsgård (Sentimental Value)
Best Supporting Actress
- Emily Blunt (The Smashing Machine)
- Elle Fanning (Sentimental Value)
- Ariana Grande (Wicked: For Good)
- Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (Sentimental Value)
- Amy Madigan (Weapons)
- Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another)
Ariana Grande earned a Supporting Actress nomination for her role as Glinda in “Wicked: For Good.”
Television Categories
Best Television Series – Drama
- The Diplomat (Netflix)
- The Pitt (HBO Max)
- Pluribus (Apple TV)
- Severance (Apple TV)
- Slow Horses (Apple TV)
- The White Lotus (HBO Max)
“The White Lotus” received six nominations, including Best Television Series – Drama.
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
- Abbott Elementary (ABC)
- The Bear (FX on Hulu)
- Hacks (HBO Max)
- Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
- Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
- The Studio (Apple TV)
“Only Murders in the Building” earned four nominations, including nods for Steve Martin and Martin Short.
Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- Adolescence (Netflix)
- All Her Fault (Peacock)
- The Beast in Me (Netflix)
- Black Mirror (Netflix)
- Dying for Sex (FX on Hulu)
- The Girlfriend (Prime Video)
“Adolescence” received five nominations, including acting nods for Stephen Graham and Owen Cooper.
New Award Categories
The Golden Globes continue to evolve with the entertainment landscape, introducing new categories to recognize changing media consumption habits. For the first time, the awards will honor podcasters and stand-up comedy specials, reflecting the growing importance of these formats.
Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television
- Bill Maher (Bill Maher: Is Anyone Else Seeing This?)
- Brett Goldstein (Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life)
- Kevin Hart (Kevin Hart: Acting My Age)
- Kumail Nanjiani (Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts)
- Ricky Gervais (Ricky Gervais: Mortality)
- Sarah Silverman (Sarah Silverman: Postmortem)
Kevin Hart’s “Acting My Age” is nominated in the new stand-up comedy category.
Best Podcast
- Armchair Expert With Dax Shepard (Wondery)
- Call Her Daddy (SiriusXM)
- Good Hang With Amy Poehler (Spotify)
- The Mel Robbins Podcast (SiriusXM)
- SmartLess (SiriusXM)
- Up First (NPR)
The “SmartLess” podcast hosted by Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett is among the first-ever podcast nominees.
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
- Avatar: Fire and Ash (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
- F1 (Apple Original Films)
- KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix)
- Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount Pictures)
- Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Weapons (Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema)
- Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)
- Zootopia 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
“KPop Demon Hunters” is nominated for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement, Best Animated Film, and Best Original Song.
Notable Trends and Surprises
This year’s nominations reflect several interesting industry trends. NEON leads all film distributors with 21 nominations, while Netflix dominates the television categories with 22 nods. The streaming giant also made headlines with its recent $82.7 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. and HBO, which together received 31 nominations.
Among the surprises, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson earned his first major award nomination for his dramatic turn in “The Smashing Machine.” Meanwhile, “Wicked: For Good” stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo both received acting nominations, but the film was surprisingly shut out of the Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy category.
Dwayne Johnson received his first major award nomination for “The Smashing Machine.”
The nominations also highlight the continued evolution of the Golden Globes, which has taken steps to recognize more commercial tastes with categories like Cinematic and Box Office Achievement. However, some selections in this category raised eyebrows, including “Avatar: Fire & Ash,” which hasn’t been released yet, and “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning,” which underperformed at the box office.
Lifetime Achievement Honorees
In addition to the competitive categories, the Golden Globes will present two prestigious lifetime achievement awards. Helen Mirren will receive the 2026 Cecil B. DeMille Award for her outstanding contributions to the entertainment industry, while Sarah Jessica Parker will be honored with the Carol Burnett Award for her impact on television.
Helen Mirren will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 2026 Golden Globes.
Sarah Jessica Parker will be honored with the Carol Burnett Award.
Both Mirren and Parker will be honored during the Golden Eve primetime special on Thursday, January 8, on CBS and streaming on Paramount+, ahead of the main ceremony.
Streaming Services Continue to Dominate
The 2026 nominations underscore the continued dominance of streaming platforms in both film and television. Netflix leads all distributors with 35 nominations across both mediums, followed by Warner Bros. and HBO with a combined 31 nominations. Apple TV+ has also made significant inroads, particularly in the television drama categories where it secured three of the six nominations with “Pluribus,” “Severance,” and “Slow Horses.”
Apple TV+’s “Severance” earned four nominations, including Best Television Series – Drama.
This streaming dominance comes at a time when the traditional entertainment business is facing significant challenges. As noted in the nominations announcement, “the streaming economy is under strain, studios are cutting costs and slashing jobs, and the box office is in a rut.”
Ceremony Details and How to Watch
The 83rd annual Golden Globe Awards will air live on Sunday, January 11, 2026, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on CBS and stream on Paramount+. Comedian Nikki Glaser will return to host the show for the second consecutive year.
Nikki Glaser will return as host for the 2026 Golden Globe Awards.
Known for its more relaxed atmosphere compared to other award shows, the Golden Globes takes place in a supper club setting where champagne flows freely. As Golden Globes President Helen Hoehne suggested during the nominations announcement, it remains “Hollywood’s party of the year.”
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Looking Ahead to the Ceremony
As Hollywood prepares for its first major awards show of 2026, all eyes will be on whether “One Battle After Another” can convert its nine nominations into wins, and if “The White Lotus” will continue its awards dominance in the television categories. The ceremony promises to be an exciting kickoff to awards season, potentially setting the stage for the Academy Awards later in the year.
With new categories reflecting evolving entertainment formats and a mix of established stars and fresh faces among the nominees, the 2026 Golden Globes represents both tradition and innovation in recognizing the year’s best in film and television.
The winners will be revealed when the 83rd Golden Globe Awards air on January 11, 2026.
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